CORE EXPERTISE

Research Administration  •  Learning Needs Assessment  •  Training Facilitation & Program Coordination  •  Stakeholder Engagement  •  Knowledge Management  •  Sponsor & Policy Interpretation  •  Learning Resource Development  •  Continuous Improvement  •  Cross-Functional Collaboration  •  2 CFR 200  •  Sponsored Project Lifecycle  • Proposal & Budget Development

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Proposal Coordinator

Office of Sponsored Programs, Texas State University | San Marcos, TX | Mar 2017–Present

• Serve as a senior resource in pre-award research administration, supporting complex proposals for federal, state, foundation, and other sponsors and translating sponsor regulations, institutional policies, and operational requirements into clear, practical guidance for faculty, research administrators, and colleagues.

• Learning & Facilitation: Plan, coordinate, and deliver professional development for research administrators, including a year-round weekly training series, beginning/intermediate/advanced budget workshops, specialized sponsor and system sessions, office hours, and onboarding support.

• Program Coordination: Develop training calendars and content, coordinate subject-matter experts and speakers, manage session logistics, and maintain recorded-session and resource repositories that support onboarding and continuous learning.

• Learning Resources & Knowledge Management: Create presentations, reference materials, job aids, templates, workflow guidance, budget tools, and standardized resources that improve consistency, usability, and compliance.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner across Pre-Award, Post-Award, Contracts, Research Development, colleges, and departments to identify recurring questions, emerging needs, and opportunities for stronger guidance and professional development.

• Staff Development: Lead onboarding and provide ongoing mentorship and subject-matter support for OSP and Pre-Award staff, promoting consistent interpretation of sponsor requirements, 2 CFR 200, institutional policy, and internal processes.

• Continuous Improvement: Designed and implemented a standardized budget-development system adopted within OSP and use tracking data, recurring questions, and operational trends to refine tools, anticipate needs, and reduce rework.

• Provide AOR-level review and institutional authorization support for complex submissions and serve as an escalation point for sponsor interpretation, policy alignment, budget development, internal controls, and risk mitigation.

 

Project Manager – Clean Rivers Program

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) | Austin, TX | Nov 2012–Mar 2017

• Managed contracts, Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs), technical deliverables, and regulatory documentation for statewide surface-water monitoring partnerships with river authorities and other governmental entities.

• Built and maintained collaborative relationships with external partners, agency staff, technical subject-matter experts, and stakeholders; coordinated basin-wide monitoring meetings, project planning, deliverables, and compliance reviews.

• Interpreted program and regulatory requirements and developed guidance, standard operating procedures, training materials, and presentations for internal and external partners, including biological sampling and data-submission guidance.

• Coordinated and supported statewide professional-development workshops for water-quality professionals, including agenda planning, speaker coordination, and stakeholder engagement.

• Monitored contract performance and compliance with Uniform Grant Management Standards; supported audits, corrective actions, records retention, and review of financial and technical reports.

 

Earlier Experience

Data Manager (Contractor, Natural Resources Specialist), TCEQ | 2010–2012 — Managed, validated, and analyzed water-quality and biological data; developed databases and tracking tools; identified data-quality issues and supported special data-management projects.

 

Laboratory Manager, Department of Biology, Texas State University | 2009–2010 — Managed laboratory and field operations, data systems, and undergraduate researcher training in support of aquatic ecology research.

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SELECTED LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT LEADERSHIP

• Established and coordinate the RAN/OSP weekly professional-development series covering budget development, cost principles, compliance, subawards, SAP, Kuali Research, sponsor systems, and audit readiness.

• Developed and deliver beginning, intermediate, and advanced proposal-budgeting workshops plus targeted modules on NIH Modular Budgets, USDA formats, travel estimation, and sponsor-specific requirements.

• Collaborate with Research Development and other division partners to deliver cross-functional training and build practical learning experiences for research administrators and faculty-facing staff.

• Represent OSP on the Research Administrators Network (RAN) Advisory Council, supporting campus-wide professional development, knowledge sharing, and a collaborative research-administration community of practice.

• Introduced automation-supported tools to improve budget development, information access, and Pre-Award operational efficiency.

 

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Certified Research Administrator (CRA) | Research Administrators Certification Council | 2023

• Master of Science, Population and Conservation Biology | Texas State University | 2009

• Certificate, Environmental Science and Technology | Austin Community College | 2005

• Bachelor of Science, Zoology; Minor in Geography | Texas State University | 2000

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Professional Affiliations:

• Research Administrators Network (RAN) Advisory Council Member (2025)

• National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)

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SYSTEMS & TOOLS

• Kuali Research Proposal Development

• Research.gov

• Grants.gov

• NIH ASSIST/eRA Commons

• NSPIRES

• ProposalCentral

• SAP

• Microsoft 365

• Advanced Excel

• Adobe Sign